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Anil Madhav Dave, Union Environment Minister, Dies at the Age of 60

Anil Madhav Dave, Union environment minister, has died at the age of 60. Dave was born on 6 July 1956 in Badnagar, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. He was a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Madhya Pradesh since 2009. He joined RSS and was working for conservation of the Narmada River.

He became Minister of State (MoS) independent charge of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the Union Government on 5 July 2016. In Parliament, he was a member of various committees including the Committee on Water Resources and the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. He was also a member of the Parliamentary Forum on Global Warming and Climate Change from March 2010 to June 2010.

On 15 August 2016, in the strongest statement of India’s move towards an Asbestos Free country Mr. Anil Madhave Dave categorically specified “Since the use of asbestos is affecting human health, its usage should gradually be minimised and ended. As far as I know, its use is declining, but it must end”.

“Anil Madhav Dave ji will be remembered as a devoted public servant. He was tremendously passionate towards conserving the environment,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted.

Absolutely shocked by the sudden demise of my friend & a very respected colleague, Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave ji. My condolences.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 18, 2017

Anil Madhav Dave ji will be remembered as a devoted public servant. He was tremendously passionate towards conserving the environment.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 18, 2017

“I was with Anil Madhav Dave ji till late last evening, discussing key policy issues. This demise is a personal loss.”